Suspected Sudanese aircraft spotted over Raja County
Aircrafts suspected to belong to the Sudanese government were seen flying over Raja County of Western Bahr al Ghazal of South Sudan last Thursday, according to a local official.read more
View ArticleS Sudan parliament remains on call to consider peace proposal
The National Assembly in South Sudan’s capital Juba has not gone for recess as earlier planned but instead remains on call to be briefed on the status of peace talks, according to members of the...
View ArticleThousands of books put to flames in South Sudan’s Malakal
Aid workers in South Sudan reported on Monday that a huge number of children’s textbooks were set on fire in the town Malakal.read more
View ArticleDisplaced Nuers in Bor will not return home without reconciliation
Reverend William Tut, a leader of the Nuer community in the Jonglei capital, says that nobody from his community can come out to live outside the UN base until there is a peace and reconciliation...
View ArticleUnity official applauds rebels for allowing movement of civilians
Unity state authorities have praised the SPLA-IO for their recent move to open humanitarian corridors in the state.read more
View ArticleSPLA-Juba recruits riot in Western Equatoria capital
Men recruited to serve in the SPLA-Juba faction loyal to Salva Kiir have demonstrated in the capital of Western Equatoria State and looted property on Monday.read more
View Article‘Kiir and Machar have no sons in the war’
South Sudanese civil society leader Deng Athuai today gave a forceful address in the presence of President Salva Kiir in which he denounced the ongoing civil war and pointed out that Kiir himself has...
View ArticlePriest tells South Sudanese not to be ‘cattle’ of Machar or Kiir
A priest has told South Sudanese Christians in Wau that they are not ‘cattle’ belonging to either of the two politicians Riek Machar or Salva Kiir, and he slammed politicians for provoking violence and...
View ArticleTonj leaders call for transfer of Warrap capital from Kwajok
Leaders of the Tonj communities of southern Warrap State last week resolved that the state capital Kwajok should either be transferred elsewhere or else that their area should be upgraded to the status...
View ArticleKhartoum North priests summoned over church demolition protest
Reverend Yehya Abdurrahim, the head of Evangelical Church in Khartoum said that three church leaders of Khartoum North were summoned after rejecting a judicial order to demolish a building belonging to...
View ArticleAU mediators give negotiators chance to brainstorm on Darfur talks
Thabo Mbeki, the chief mediator of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) for Sudan, has reportedly requested the parties involved in the Darfur peace talks in Addis Ababa to work...
View ArticleRefugees at White Nile border lack shelter
Hundreds of South Sudanese refugees at Joda checkpoint at the border with Sudan’s White Nile state still report acute shortages of food and plastic sheets.read more
View ArticleChild killed others injured in SAF airstrike in Blue Nile
Aerial attacks carried out by an Antonov airplane belonging to the Sudanese Air Force left a child dead and three other civilians injured in Blue Nile state, according to the SPLM-N.read more
View ArticleJonglei governor to appoint new commissioners soon
The governor of Jonglei State is expected to appoint new commissioners to replace sacked commissioners of Duk and Bor counties, State Minister of Information and Communication Jody Jonglei told Radio...
View ArticleGok Machar hospital runs shortages of medicines
The county hospital at Gok Machar in Aweil North has run shortage of medicines, according to a medical source.read more
View ArticleUN builds police post in Khor William, Juba
The United Nations has built a police post at Khor William, an area of Juba city that saw heavy violence during the December 2013 crisis.read more
View ArticleKiir again hints at possibility of moving capital
President Salva Kiir recalled during a speech on Monday that he previously had opposed establishing South Sudan’s capital at Juba. He left open the question of whether the capital should be moved or...
View ArticleForeign ministry walks back Kiir’s allegations against Hilde Johnson
A senior official in South Sudan’s foreign ministry has distanced the government from remarks made by President Salva Kiir accusing former UNMISS chief Hilde Johnson of playing a role in the escape of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan rebels’ conference on peace proposal delayed
Commanders of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by Riek Machar are seeking to meet at Pagak in eastern Upper Nile State to consider a proposed power-sharing deal.read more
View ArticleSix month renewal for United Nations Mission in South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council yesterday renewed the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another six months.read more
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